Des enjeux psychologiques et sociaux de femmes auteures d’un néonaticide : solitude, déni de grossesse et fragilités de la personnalité

Abstract

This interview between professors Jean-Pierre Bouchard and Suzanne Léveillée focuses on the psychosocial issues of women who have undergone neonaticide. This type of intrafamilial homicide is particularly difficult to understand and the number of cases is almost impossible to determine. These women give birth in secret, and the people around them had not observed their physical change. A psychosocial portrait is drawn up and some elements of understanding are highlighted in this text. The denial of pregnancy, the extreme loneliness of these women and mental health issues allow us to better understand them. Clinical vignettes are developed to identify some elements of these women's life trajectories as well as to set out some avenues for prevention.